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INNOVATIVE MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS GROUP (imacromat)


Department (s) PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Knoweldge area: MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
PI: JOSÉ LUIS VILAS		Co-PI:
Members LEYRE PÉREZ, LEIRE RUIZ, ESTIBALIZ HERNAEZ, MARIA ISABEL MORENO, ELENA BILBAO, ANTONIO VELOSO, JOSÉ MANUEL LAZA, ALAZNE GALDAMES
Keywords The Innovative Macromolecular Materials Group (imacromat) provides education on and conducts research in the broad area of Polymer Science and Technology. The Group strives for the development of new polymeric materials on the edge of knowledge, via design, characterization and application of tailor-made, functional structures and polymeric-derived materials. From a highly interdisciplinary approach, the Group is involved in the state of the art in polymer synthesis methods, fine characterization of polymeric materials and early-stage technologies for polymers production, transformation and recycling. The Group staff is responsible for courses at the BSc, MSc and PhD level and the close relation with industry is ensured via applied research projects.
Description The research group investigates the effects of human activities on the structure and functioning of river ecosystems. It analyzes the effects of forestry, point source and diffuse pollution, hydromorphological alterations or biodiversity loss on processes such as inputs and decomposition of organic matter, river metabolism and nutrient retention, in rivers all around the world. It combines different strategies: laboratory experiments, comparative field studies and ecosystem-scale experiments. The group also applies the results of its research to collaborate with managers in assessing the ecological and conservation status rivers, developing management plans for protected spaces and species, and designing river restoration projects.
Lines of Research Smart Polymers Advanced composite polymers Responsive polymeric surfaces Polymers from renewable sources
Equipment Differential scanner calorimeter (DSC) Perkin Elmer DSC4 Differential scanner calorimeter (DSC) Mettler DSC822e Differential scanner calorimeter (DSC) TA TGA Mettler TGA/SDTA 851e TGA Shimazu DTG-60 acoplada a FTIR TGA TA Dynamical Mechanical Thermal analyzer (DMTA) Polymer Labs MKII DMTA Mettler DMA861e DMA Mettler DMA1 Universal Mechanical Machine 500N 1kN, 5kN, 10kN and 100kN FTIR Nicolet Nexus (ATR.) UV-VIS Multispec-1501 HPLC-GPC Waters Dynamic Light Scattering BI-200SM Contact Angle OCA 12EC DATAPHYSICS Spin-coating WS-650HZ-23NPP SLA and SLS printers: 3D FormLab Form 1+ and Phrozen Sonic Mini 3D Cellink INCREIBLE+ printer.
Website link		Contact Joseluis.vilas@ehu.es 946015967